Sleek Technique: 5 moves to a ballet body

Who doesn’t want a dancer’s body?

It’s no secret that ballet dancers have some of the most enviable bodies around; all long, lean lines and perfect posture. But thanks to a little help from Sleek Technique, honing your body is a little bit easier.

From plies to sautés, each ballet workout move is tweaked to help you tone your arms, work your abs and give your bottom a boost.

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For your posture: posture poses on demi pointe

These will open up your chest, align your head and spine, and being on the demi pointe, it will activate the top of your legs and improve your centre of balance.

Press the hands together to keep the shoulders down and activate the chest.

On a rise, keep the tailbone plum to the floor so you have a long straight line from the top of your head, down to your tailbone.

Repeat 16 times.

For your legs: perfect pro-legs

Start with one foot slightly in front and one foot slightly behind on a half pointe (or demi pointe).

Bend both your knees.

Scoop your arms down as if picking up some flowers.

Draw the back leg up and press your front heel down.

Lift your toes to the side of the knee, bring your arms overhead and open the knee back to open the glutes for your retiré position.

Repeat 16 times on each leg.

For your abs: half side plank with retiré

Start in a half side plank.

Push up onto the elbow and knee, making sure the underneath side of the waist is firm.

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